The 1986 Summer 500 was a Winston Cup (now Nextel Cup) event held at Pocono Raceway on July 20, 1986. Tim Richmond used a timely rainstorm to claim his second straight race, leading 48 of the 150 laps in route to a narrow victory on Ricky Rudd. Runaway points leader Dale Earnhardt finished 7th and held a 159-point championship lead on Darrell Waltrip (4th). Stats